Nice information for Mac customers who’ve been ready to strive Apple’s Common Management characteristic because it was introduced final June! Beginning with the primary beta variations of macOS 12.3 and iPadOS 15.4, the cross-device characteristic is current for the primary time.
Common Management works from Mac to Mac or Mac to iPad. The characteristic lets you use one Mac mouse or trackpad and keyboard to regulate close by Macs or iPads.
Settings for Common Management will be discovered underneath the Show panel of System Preferences on the Mac, or underneath Common > AirPlay & Handoff > Cursor & Keyboard (Beta).
The characteristic is meant to make working between two Macs or an iPad and a Mac rather more handy.
For instance, in case your iPad isn’t linked to a mouse and keyboard, you should use Common Management to permit your Mac mouse and keyboard to achieve cursor help and full-screen textual content entry on the iPad. One other supported state of affairs is controlling your Mac with an adjunct like Apple’s Magic Keyboard for iPad with out taking your arms off the place you’re working.
Apple initially deliberate to launch Common Management with macOS 12 final fall, however the present plan is to ship the characteristic to everybody within the spring.
In the present day’s beta releases are solely out there for registered developer beta testers. A public beta with Common Management help will seemingly observe quickly.
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